Russia vs Turkey: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Russia and Turkey vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
54.8%
of 6,006 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 14.3% | 244 |
| 1950 | 23.4% | 385 |
| 1960 | 37.0% | 503 |
| 1970 | 59.4% | 965 |
| 1980 | 59.9% | 1,376 |
| 1990 | 64.3% | 757 |
| 2000 | 65.2% | 881 |
| 2010 | 58.2% | 894 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 78.7% | 1,050 |
| Nuclear weapons | 49.9% | 842 |
| Disarmament | 49.1% | 1,076 |
| Colonialism | 66.2% | 940 |
| Human rights | 54.6% | 965 |
| Economic development | 51.4% | 759 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Russia | Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/50 United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/248 International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-21 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/130 The Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-09 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/69 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/70/234 | 2015-12-23 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Russia and Turkey vote together at the UN?
Russia and Turkey voted the same way in 54.8% of 6,006 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Russia and Turkey agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Russia and Turkey are split: they voted the same way in 54.6% of 965 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Russia and Turkey last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Russia voted "no" and Turkey voted "yes" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).